1976 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1976 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

1976 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kent Benson	C	Junior	Indiana
Adrian Dantley	F	Junior	Notre Dame
John Lucas	G	Senior	Maryland
Scott May	F	Senior	Indiana
Richard Washington	F/C	Junior	UCLA

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Phil Ford	G	Sophomore	North Carolina
Bernard King	F	Sophomore	Tennessee
Mitch Kupchak	F/C	Senior	North Carolina
Phil Sellers	G	Senior	Rutgers
Earl Tatum	G/F	Senior	Marquette

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press[2]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Kenny Carr	North Carolina State
	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Mitch Kupchak	North Carolina	Leon Douglas	Alabama
	John Lucas	Maryland	Ron Lee	Oregon	Terry Furlow	Michigan State
	Scott May	Indiana	Robert Parish	Centenary	Bernard King	Tennessee
	Phil Sellers	Rutgers	Richard Washington	UCLA	Earl Tatum	Marquette
USBWA[3]	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Kent Benson	Indiana	No third team
	Bernard King	Tennessee	Mitch Kupchak	North Carolina
	John Lucas	Maryland	Phil Sellers	Rutgers
	Scott May	Indiana	Willie Smith	Missouri
	Richard Washington	UCLA	Earl Tatum	Marquette
NABC[4]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Leon Douglas	Alabama	Kenny Carr	North Carolina State
	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Marques Johnson	UCLA	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee
	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Mitch Kupchak	North Carolina	Bernard King	Tennessee
	Scott May	Indiana	Phil Sellers	Rutgers	Ron Lee	Oregon
	Richard Washington	UCLA	Earl Tatum	Marquette	Willie Smith	Missouri
UPI[5]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Kenny Carr	North Carolina State
	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Bernard King	Tennessee	Leon Douglas	Alabama
	John Lucas	Maryland	Mitch Kupchak	North Carolina	Terry Furlow	Michigan State
	Scott May	Indiana	Phil Sellers	Rutgers	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee
	Richard Washington	UCLA	Earl Tatum	Marquette	Ron Lee	Oregon

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Otis Birdsong, Houston Quinn Buckner, Indiana Mike Dabney, Rutgers Lee Dixon, Hardin–Simmons James Edwards, Washington Alex English, South Carolina Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt Rickey Green, Michigan

Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee Matt Hicks, Louisiana–Monroe Armond Hill, Princeton George Johnson, St. John's Marques Johnson, UCLA Eddie Jordan, Rutgers Tom Lockhart, Manhattan Mike McConathy, Louisiana Tech

Eddie Owens, UNLV Sonny Parker, Texas A&M Sam Pellom, Buffalo Mike Phillips, Kentucky Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts Marshall Rogers, Texas–Pan American Tree Rollins, Clemson Lonnie Shelton, Oregon State

Willie Smith, Missouri Mychal Thompson, Minnesota Todd Tripucka, Lafayette Wally Walker, Virginia Lloyd Walton, Marquette Bob Wilkerson, Indiana Chuckie Williams, Kansas State Freeman Williams, Portland State

References

1. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-03-26. Archived 2009-05-04.
2. AP All-America Teams
3. "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
4. All-America - Division I (1970's)
5. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
6. "AP All-America". The Mexico Ledger. March 11, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.